Superior Hiking Trail
Go to Section:- Overview
- Data Quality
- Data Organization
- Coordinate System
- Attributes
- Distribution - Get Data
- Metadata Reference
Section 1: Overview
Originator:Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Title:
Superior Hiking Trail
Abstract:
Superior Hiking Trail main trail, spurs, and campsite spurs for completed trail throughout Cook, Lake, St. Louis and Carlton counties. These data were collected with high-quality, realtime differentially corrected GPS units. This project was funded in part under the Coastal Zone Management Act, by NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, in conjunction with Minnesota's Lake Superior Coastal Program.
Purpose:
This layer was created with the assistance of the DNR Division of Waters to support a variety of association management activities as well as other agency planning and management needs.
Time Period of Content Date:
01/08/2020
Currentness Reference:
Data will be added as more segments of the trail are completed.
Progress:
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency:
As needed
Spatial Extent of Data:
Bounding Coordinates:
-92.370946
-89.892698
47.985475
46.654873
Place Keywords:
Minnesota, Superior Hiking Trail, Lake Superior, Cook County, Lake County, St. Louis County, Carlton County, North Shore, Duluth, Two Harbors, Beaver Bay, Silver Bay, Schroeder, Tofte, Lutsen, Grand Marais, Hovland
Theme Keywords:
hiking, trail, recreation, backpacking
Theme Keyword Thesaurus:
Access Constraints:
None
Use Constraints:
None
Contact Person Information:
John Lawton,
IT Specialist
Minnesota DNR - Parks and Trails, Information Systems Team
500 Lafayette Rd
Saint Paul,
MN
55155
Phone: 651-259-5580
Email: john.lawton@state.mn.us
Associated Data Sets:
Section 2: Data Quality
Attribute Accuracy:
Logical Consistency:
Data have been verified to be topologically correct using ArcGIS tools.
Completeness:
All existing Superior Hiking Trail Association resources have been collected. Updates will be made as new trail segments and resources are developed or improved.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal position accuracy is determined by the data collecting GPS unit, almost entirely Trimble Realtime or Post Differentially Corrected GPS Units. 1-3 meters on average
.
Vertical Positional Accuracy:
Not specifically assessed.
Lineage:
This dataset is derived and regularly updated from the DNR WHEELS Database.
Section 3: Spatial Data Organization (not used in this metadata)
Section 4: Coordinate System
Horizontal Coordinate Scheme:
Universal Transverse Mercator
UTM Zone Number:
15
Horizontal Datum:
NAD83
Horizontal Units:
meters
Vertical Datum:
Not Applicable
Vertical Units:
Not Applicable
Depth Datum:
Not Applicable
Depth Units:
Not Applicable
Section 5: Attributes
Overview:
Detailed Citation:
Table Detail:
trans_superior_hiking_trail.gdb\superior_hiking_trail - Attribute table. Field names refer to the actual names of fields in the table; displayed field names (aliases) are defined in the field definition where applicable.| Field Name | Valid Values | Definition | Definition Source |
|---|
| sht_type | - | Field alias: Trail Type. Type or purpose of trail segment (for example, main trail, trail spur, trail to campsite). | |
| lengthmile | - | Field alias: Length (Miles). Length of trail segment in miles. | |
| OBJECTID | - | System-assigned unique identifier. | |
| Shape_Length | - | Length of trail segment in meters. | |
Section 6: Distribution
Publisher:
Minnesota DNR - Parks and Trails
Publication Date:
2009-10-31
Contact Person Information:
Zeb Thomas,
GIS Data Systems Coordinator
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
500 Lafayette Rd
Saint Paul,
MN
55155
Phone: 651-259-5637
Email: zeb.thomas@state.mn.us
Distributor's Data Set Identifier:
trans_superior_hiking_trail.gdb\superior_hiking_trail
Ordering Instructions:
Please visit the download page for this dataset on the Minnesota Geospatial Commons website using the web link below (Online Linkage). Online Linkage: I AGREE
to the notice in "Distribution Liability" above. Clicking to agree will either begin the download process, link to a service, or provide more instructions. See "Ordering Instructions" above for details.
Section 7: Metadata Reference
Metadata Date:
10/07/2014
Contact Person Information:
John Lawton,
IT Specialist
Minnesota DNR - Parks and Trails, Information Systems Team
500 Lafayette Rd
Saint Paul,
MN
55155
Phone: 651-259-5580
Email: john.lawton@state.mn.us
Metadata Standard Name:
Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
Metadata Standard Version:
1.2
